28th September - Law News

2468th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: An emotional and, at times defiant, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh says he is innocent of the sexual assault allegations made against him by Christine Blasey Ford. There are now four women who have allegations against him.

Focus of the Day Article:

Litigation finance: Could law firms remodel to take on hedge funds? Hedge funds are making sizeable returns from the proceeds of litigation. But could law firms play them at their own game?
Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Next month, for the first time, an appeal will be heard in the Supreme Court before a majority of female Justices https://t.co/b9bDeRvNCk
• Regulators accuse Tesla's Elon Musk of securities fraud #US https://t.co/xasnbNKG71
• Celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman, known as Mr Loophole, successfully fought the allegation for David Beckham on a tech https://t.co/8GXjtrpQfl
• Divorce rate falls by over half among newlyweds https://t.co/WwdPONBJPT
• UK intelligence agencies illegally spied on privacy organisation https://t.co/TdGoj9zeAv
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/MR80UQyu0c
• Skye's mum Sharon Fry backs new driver law call https://t.co/woMbzGSTVH
• Oral arguments heard in Kernel v. UK appeal; decision from panel still to come https://t.co/ZYTfk0s5uJ
• ‘No deal’ Brexit papers: Handling family law cases that involve EU countries https://t.co/gCORi0FYX1
• Suspects Are Arrested in Killing of #Slovak Journalist and His Fiancée https://t.co/ox8UNXjZt
• UK Surveillance Regime Violated Human Rights https://t.co/dIa0nKcgt
• SRA pushes for lay majorities on disciplinary panels | Legal Futures https://t.co/vcdLWooyP5
• Yale Law School's Reckoning Over Brett Kavanaugh https://t.co/sClbT2k7i
• Resolution heralds ‘landmark moment' for divorce law https://t.co/39by9UpZKk
• One Month to Go Until "Dieselgate" Deadline: SPG Law Urges UK Motorists to Take Action https://t.co/wEpZdKnf7
• Gordon Dadds eyes merger to create largest listed firm | Legal Futures https://t.co/PGslLgc9F1
• Trump trade team draws heavily from one law firm: Skadden https://t.co/lTfZESrTvK
• New figures show welcome rise in men reporting domestic abuse to the police: ManKind Initiative… https://t.co/3SbrjkBK
• Chambers to adopt name of female barrister pioneer | Legal Futures https://t.co/Q8q1WwH5lW
• Majority of UK Law Firms Aren't Investing in Technology Fast Enough to Meet Client Demands https://t.co/xKtKMis7Zb
• Coffin Mew solicitor Amy Chater talks through what to do after a dementia diagnosis https://t.co/2WQRrwLaDF
• Sidbi may take IL&FS to National Company Law Tribunal #India //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/65942375.c… https://t.co/67NhI5x97V
• #Greece’s Biggest Migrant Camp Is a Mental Health Crisis, Aid Groups Say https://t.co/WMfOcg08jv
• Padma Lakshmi: I Was Raped at 16 and I Kept Silent https://t.co/Ig2zUqSU2v
• Why embracing technology is the key to longevity | Legal Futures https://t.co/gEUesSB8FV
• One in four children in need of protection who left the UK continued to be at risk of abuse or neglect… https://t.co/wvaUcTNCaC
• Kavanaugh says it was legal for seniors to drink when he was in high school, but Maryland's drinking age was raised… https://t.co/JYZA4YahQI
• London firm sanctioned for breach of undertaking | Legal Futures https://t.co/kclBDeiJp7
• MOT diesel test failure may spark legal bid https://t.co/fQhpShOsdW
• Watching the Judge Kavannagh sex assault senatorial hearing live, most interesting! Unrelated, but reminded me how… https://t.co/5CeV0VevW
• Uber scores a big win in legal fight to keep drivers as independent contractors https://t.co/bs7dihaiE
• UniCourt: Legal Tech For Access To Justice - Part I https://t.co/WeSOLicpp
• At Sentencing Hearing, Psychologist Says Cosby Remains a Threat #US https://t.co/VMSoMRlVKr
• Why was contaminated blood allowed to devastate haemophiliacs’ lives? https://t.co/MWDVsb9aI
• Law Commission proposes radical reforms for leaseholds of houses and flats https://t.co/srRvfHoYjZ
• Max Hill QC to be next DPP | Counsel https://t.co/TvqY623XUL
• Gaps showing between awareness and investment in UK law firms https://t.co/4YNyBEc7Qd
• Kavanaugh hearing recalls Clarence Thomas case: will history repeat itself? #US https://t.co/SztkfJuAUe
• Two committees of MPs blast government over legal aid cuts https://t.co/z7jdxcvJ72
• Law Society taskforce focused on culture change https://t.co/jj55TlQiCY
• Quebec tenant whose snoring kept downstairs neighbours awake loses harassment complaint #Canada... https://t.co/bndZ0qVxK
• High hopes of the Bar’s own AG and DPP – but Whitehall is not accounting for justice | Counsel… https://t.co/IJoUGCUv32
• Feminist Legal Theory, Feminist Lawmaking, and the Legal Profession https://t.co/QVbb6JSypZ
• Group ties hot water bottles to trees for homeless people to take in the cold https://t.co/xoTJ8w2SiE
• Legal recruiter and diversity champion to bolster transatlantic business https://t.co/x9XugDYBpT
• University bosses call for ban on essay-writing companies https://t.co/taPJTq9JS
• Is the leak in employment protection fixed? | Counsel https://t.co/FthDV9qQ1
• As Danske Bank looks for new CEO fingers are pointed at general counsel https://t.co/tI27wKuZCo
• Avvo settles New York probe, to reform lawyer ratings #US https://t.co/qqJLlnpaxm
• How a COIC pupillage match funded grant is a win-win – for chambers and the justice system | Counsel… https://t.co/WqHbEHnIMP
• DWF bolsters Dublin with real estate partner hire https://t.co/gTF9lfjMZA
• Was Atlanta lawyer a mastermind embezzler or duped by 'habitual thief'? #US https://t.co/tAhb3bzwhN
• CBA Wellbeing Director Sarah Vine is persuaded to share a typical day in the life | Counsel https://t.co/2fJfVPOP8S
• Litigation finance: Could law firms remodel to take on hedge funds? https://t.co/d32S62ERqZ
• Barristers’ Working Lives 2017: something must be done | Counsel https://t.co/ZyHQM6Snga
• Simpson Thacher first global firm to shut up shop in Seoul https://t.co/Pzm4iTMlZD
• Former Attorney General and DPP under fire over disclosure | Counsel https://t.co/FCeY7NvfY
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/RCwl3xORZ
• Complaints about barristers rose by nearly one third to 475 from 366 in 2016/17 | Counsel https://t.co/Ze2g7dlKcO
• Enivronmental review clears way for controversial Keystone XL route https://t.co/lxwZvMingy
• The Bar Council has closed down its escrow facility due to lack of use by barristers and competition | Counsel… https://t.co/x8l5wzf6aZ
• Judges and MPs concerned over ‘ambitious’ digital court reforms | Counsel https://t.co/9EAc7bhUWU
• Pensioner jailed for embezzling church funds wins appeal for non-custodial sentence https://t.co/hxMU8ndJQ
• Firms warned: “Technological change is eating your lunch” | The Lawyer https://t.co/WOko4DFlq
• High quality applicants leads to doubling of CMS Scottish bursary scheme https://t.co/5BMCMauUqW
• Mr Justice Holman makes pound for pound order https://t.co/1WkyfM0Jx
• Last chance to answer our survey: Should Scotland introduce legal apprenticeships? https://t.co/IMVSm0ux2
• JCB-designed tower over Melbourne train tracks rejected by tribunal #Australia https://t.co/M05b0pUkws
• Digby Brown sees sharp rise in queries from child sex abuse survivors following law change https://t.co/i0IPdtA7Pz
• Lord Wilson urges next generation of US lawyers to value human rights in Chicago speech https://t.co/VVHUtbxmcT
• Ontario midwives welcome ‘historic’ victory in pay equity case #Canada https://t.co/iIXHE1rgkU
• England: Rape complainants asked to hand over wealth of personal information https://t.co/6OiyAdCgfQ
• Canara Bank drags GTL group to National Company Law Tribunal #India https://t.co/2qoVkuKCHE
• Indian Peter to feature on Doors Open Day at the Faculty https://t.co/kF9hPX4dTw
• Pret a Manger sued in #US for labelling products containing pesticides as 'natural' https://t.co/URpFoU7yV9
• Child spies: judicial review sought to challenge May's government https://t.co/XRdUbBRKOJ
• Uber and CitySprint among gig economy firms to face parliament https://t.co/uULx3ppg6I
• Republicans rally round Kavanaugh as Democrats urge him to withdraw #US https://t.co/xehvgW5NH
• James Wood Lecture 2018: Professor Jo Shaw to discuss EU’s impact on citizenship https://t.co/ePYP5EH1c
• You Just Got Served Part 3: What Happens After You Retain A Lawyer #US https://t.co/a3wZlgtou
• Lahore High Court election tribunal issues notices to Kh Asif #Pakistan https://t.co/y2jFwkqxpM
• #Singapore diplomat urges repeal of 'antiquated' gay sex law https://t.co/oVnc8D8LGJ
• #Australia's native species' future remains vulnerable, law council says https://t.co/wIE8hrUdWx
• Turcan Connell hockey tournament raises £8k for Down’s Syndrome charity https://t.co/1pJEnbfTLF

27th September - Law News

2467th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: One of the suspects in the poison attack on the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter has been revealed as a highly-decorated, senior officer in Russia's military intelligence unit, called Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga, according to the online investigation site Bellingcat. Their report claims that Chepiga was the man who travelled to Salisbury under the name 'Ruslan Boshirov'.

Focus of the Day Article:

PPI has 'turned portions of UK into fraudsters', more than a decade of claims relating to mis-sold PPI insurance has brought about a culture of fraud in the UK, a banking chief has said.
Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Solicitor-General Mike Farnworth – Column – Use your power wisely, don’t become a statistic #Canada https://t.co/rEMCBjHw8Z
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/AaSz2NoyPG
• South Yorkshire solicitor takes top national award https://t.co/YbjeISb4m
• Teesside solicitor Sarah Ann Magson to appear on the new series of The Apprentice https://t.co/2m9lm1y6
• Europe migration: 'Horrific experiences' on the crossing from #Libya https://t.co/2srbtOVrw
• Birmingham pub bombing inquests: Suspects will not be named https://t.co/twdjjVUem5
• Westminster attack inquest: MI5 closed file on Khalid Masood https://t.co/RWePueXJqh
• Walthamstow drive-by-shooting victim named as Guled Farah, 19 https://t.co/PO49p5S19B 
• #Russia GRU colonel Chepiga revealed as Skripal suspect's 'real identity' https://t.co/as8lgAsWKa
• Solicitor General Noel Francisco, next in line to oversee Robert Mueller's Russia probe #US https://t.co/lCEeqUEJC
• #Australian Survivor: Criminal Barrister Sharn has her eyes on the prize https://t.co/qjY2So15m3
• Top London barrister James Guthrie, QC to act in #Bermuda gay marriage appeal https://t.co/MLTlkp2g7M
• Food for thought for new SFO chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/qeDvYgD1jf
• Labour conference: Society issues Brexit warning | Law Gazette https://t.co/aayjT2c5wX
• Delay over £15m legal aid injection 'completely unacceptable' | Law Gazette https://t.co/xbs8Yiocfs
• Dentons eyes ASEAN expansion with Indonesian tie-up | Law Gazette https://t.co/8IWUb2hcp
• Listed firm boosts profits as job applicants spurn 'traditional' partnerships | Law Gazette https://t.co/WxQVgDh1C
• Singh LJ to head snooping watchdog | Law Gazette https://t.co/cHTkXCwakn
• Poll reveals 'endemic' racial and gender bias in US legal profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/LhRZoyHLR7
• Fieldfisher agrees Spanish merger | Law Gazette https://t.co/SC9cKbFHP
• 'Honest mistake': dishonesty ruled out over wills gifts to solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/9zv2bWcOPT
• City lawyers offer help to avoid Brexit data impasse | Law Gazette https://t.co/l6vyblV2vE
• £7m win for Chinese company in first 'persons unknown' freezing order | Law Gazette https://t.co/RwWMof4Ltz
• Top-200 firm in Hertfordshire merger | Law Gazette https://t.co/fFnRfgT8F6
• Labour conference: civil servants should not be deciding people's liberty | Law Gazette https://t.co/BY1YNmgb1
• Funding free legal aid is Government's responsibility, say lawyers in Jersey https://t.co/dRJjJJ3m3
• Implications Of Ai In The Legal Profession https://t.co/ZzcgoyAl
• Ensure Christmas is sorted by considering potential licensing issues early and getting ahead of the competition… https://t.co/EfTsHHoIY
• Cambridge council considers changing transgender toilet access https://t.co/DXr6YpQNI
• Woman billboard removed after transphobia row https://t.co/vTHy4kzadn 
• Widening access to the legal profession https://t.co/fCTUZIhM6F
• Obscenity trial judge’s copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover to be sold https://t.co/EiDgz5NSoP
• Distracted Boyfriend meme is sexist, rules Swedish ad watchdog https://t.co/sNOCSVWgFJ
• Access to justice under threat in UK, says supreme court judge https://t.co/F3AEjFw7Et
• #French MPs Propose Legal Framework for All 'Digital Assets' Providers, Sources Report https://t.co/nSJplaCnGg
• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: PM calls for her release from #Iran jail https://t.co/dmbUBsJuzN 
• Number of rape charges at lowest level for 10 years https://t.co/ZlVJeJJIBn
• Airbnb hosts facing legal action over licence https://t.co/Ok6ZZWUoHi
• Recommendations for Corporate Legal Buyers and Providers in The Digital Age https://t.co/lMIsSbVpj2
• Rod Rosenstein’s Job Is Safe, for Now: Inside His Dramatic Day #US https://t.co/obbdm6Sjxb 
• Supreme Court rejects appeal over law firm negligence claim | Legal Futures https://t.co/IzWTaUdcr
• BSB urged to take over ‘fit and proper person’ tests from inns | Legal Futures https://t.co/zdcr4a
• Dozens of migrants working on the city that will host the final of the 2022 #Qatar World Cup have gone unpaid for m… https://t.co/E6BErrkAWF
• Solicitor fined over actions when receiving legacies from clients | Legal Futures https://t.co/98MSMSYK2
• For Hackers, Anonymity Was Once Critical. That’s Changing https://t.co/DjJ6riQOGR 
• Girlguiding has defended its decision to allow transgender members and leaders - after it expelled two volunteers https://t.co/bUaYkY1jG
• Royal Mail: Stop posting crisp packets without envelopes https://t.co/qflnRoqaNp
• Two dead at Manchester's Britannia Hotel https://t.co/LSsoB3oRxd
• Brett Kavanaugh, Facing New Allegations, Vows He Will Not Withdraw #US https://t.co/CK9bAooW9W
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/rYIqIBALpf
• Four Scottish law schools rank in Good University guide top 10 https://t.co/94wlFaCb9T 
• Ethiopia: Mass arrests and detentions threaten a new era of human rights progress https://t.co/7Nb7rxbZz
• Journalist sentenced to 5,000 years in prison reflects on profession in Africa https://t.co/A3ignxAXI
• Professor Drew Scott awarded lifetime accolade by European academic body https://t.co/4J7yvYDwit
• Solicitor struck off following numerous breaches https://t.co/xPDJE5dxia
• Anderson Strathern celebrates 20 years as Investors in People accredited firm https://t.co/qDiUc8453O
• Northern Ireland: High Court begins hearing Bloody Sunday test cases https://t.co/FtyXaaURH9
• The case of Williams Tarr Construction Limited v Anthony Roylance Limited and Anthony https://t.co/pYeLUXQz9R
• Scotland sees slight rise in recorded crime https://t.co/aLJZP69nsu
• The Guardian view on rape prosecutions: step up, don’t step back | Editorial https://t.co/urHQ85wgA0
• Employment lawyer Michael McDonough obituary https://t.co/EdZmR5vCOU
• Epileptic solicitor wins €30,000 pay-out in employment discrimination case https://t.co/JyccvFbJMk

26th September - Law News

2466th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Electricity and drinking water are in short supply in the Iraqi city of Basra. More than 20 protesters were killed earlier this month when anti-government demonstrations turned violent. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said last week that practical measures were underway to address the problem of potable water and the lack of services in Basra province.

Focus of the Day Article:

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has received unprecedented lobbying against the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) plans to allow solicitors to practise from unregulated businesses.
It comes as research shows widespread ignorance among solicitors in small firms about the change.
The LSB is currently considering the SRA’s proposed new Handbook, the most controversial element of which is freeing up solicitors to deliver unregulated legal services to clients from unregulated businesses.
Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• MOT diesel test not performed in NI for 12 years https://t.co/oNA0mhB2KP
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/CClcc6KM7r
• Law Society lobbies against SRA plan for solicitors in unregulated firms https://t.co/ft5641WD3
• 'Spiderman' balcony rescue: Father of dangling child given suspended sentence #France https://t.co/5J0QRIfrie
• Bill Cosby sentenced to state prison for sexual assault #US https://t.co/5qsfUQeigJ
• Calida urges SC to junk Trillanes petition vs Proclamation 572 #Philippines https://t.co/3CHVhr8w4p
• Siobhan McLaughlin’s solicitor welcomes debate on widowed parent’s allowance following UKSC ruling… https://t.co/FtY5FM2fRP
• Here’s who would replace Rod Rosenstein #US https://t.co/KfIru6H2vG
• Rail link construction scandal firm Leighton hires top #HongKong lawyer Paul Shieh for commission of inquiry… https://t.co/YRXDbTTNPq
• #Pakistan Supreme Court dismisses petition seeking PM Imran's disqualification... https://t.co/7iGZz3J9D
• Listed firm boosts profits as job applicants spurn 'traditional' partnerships | Law Gazette https://t.co/hXbLBWsqCw
• Fieldfisher agrees Spanish merger | Law Gazette https://t.co/FOdr7GfhD7
• Poll reveals 'endemic' racial and gender bias in US legal profession | Law Gazette https://t.co/voLE7V0CZ
• Singh LJ to head snooping watchdog | Law Gazette https://t.co/qBDf7HKDYk
• Dentons eyes ASEAN expansion with Indonesian tie-up | Law Gazette https://t.co/ruMGihLRTz
• Delay over £15m legal aid injection 'completely unacceptable' | Law Gazette https://t.co/TPgAzpX5Kz
• Labour conference: Society issues Brexit warning | Law Gazette https://t.co/Huksi7VvE
• Your team, your future, your retirement solution | Law Gazette https://t.co/fXuGGg1yui
• Love at first sight for barrister in Geelong property search #Australia https://t.co/VrZWydLfL3
• Bill Cosby is a 'sexually violent predator', judge rules #US https://t.co/5qsfUQeigJ
• Brett Kavanaugh: third woman expected to make accusations of sexual misconduct #US https://t.co/680OAk2QnJ
• Escalating police demands for rape victims' data spark privacy fears https://t.co/3cUOnpS8LY
• We must not sweep ‘weak’ rape cases back under the carpet https://t.co/fdNJFYPHil
• MeToo's hidden activists? Working-class women https://t.co/jBHdStT9RU
• It’s no wonder prisons are in crisis. Inmates are humans, too https://t.co/U2QDLfTC3T 
• Details of MEPs’ €4,416-a-month expenses to remain secret, court rules https://t.co/nU8HtrQFIw
• Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich posed threat to public security, #Swiss police said https://t.co/C28rQKePCb
• Conservative women uneasy with Kavanaugh in wake of sexual assault claims #US https://t.co/QDBfCzE9In
• #India court rules lesbian couple can live together https://t.co/zDRuM7gPJc
• UK leads the charge in eradicating scourge of modern slavery https://t.co/bXcNigNE6G
• UK court continues restraint on #Djibouti in DP World case https://t.co/2U8Vliet19
• Benedict Cumberbatch talks about thwarting 'robbery' https://t.co/6mluwJv2qd
• Slight increase in employment tribunal claims after fee repeal https://t.co/cuj8QBLtpx
• Top chambers eyes up PI small claims service | Legal Futures https://t.co/4swVCZuuDM
• Midwives awaiting decision in pay equity case at Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario #Canada https://t.co/DyfHi4I5Km
• Banning anonymous social media accounts will do more harm than good https://t.co/tyFx23KLBU
• Weetabix wars: dozens of boxes of British cereal to be destroyed in #NewZealand https://t.co/YmLJAEUlWf
• #Thailand: three men arrested over murder of British millionaire and wife https://t.co/v2wNFrd1Wl
• Private probation firms 'put victims of abuse at risk' https://t.co/3J0z8hUHHp
• Appeal planned to sort out Tenancy Tribunal tangle #NewZealand https://t.co/3XAdCukz0v
• Leicester Sikh turban-wearing guardsman fails drugs test https://t.co/HRJKCf8ypy
• Children to be banned from cycling to school without number plates https://t.co/I6BoYQMEbL
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/0Llg1ikk8
• #Italy migrant crisis: Government passes tough bill https://t.co/aVUTfcfp31
• UK immigration: No preference for EU workers after Brexit, cabinet agrees https://t.co/y4R90iBk8
• High Court finds oral agreement to pay solicitor’s fees | Legal Futures https://t.co/KshRcC7bXn
• A NSW tribunal would have de-registered gynaecologist Richard Reid, but he retired before its decision #Australia… https://t.co/rYzyNvUFHU 
• Disciplined solicitor blames failings on legal aid cuts | Legal Futures https://t.co/ldVvLtnwM9
• How employers should deal with employment tribunal delays https://t.co/zbzfULprLX 
• App-Only Banks Rise in Europe and Aim at Traditional Lenders https://t.co/ha9QoVLSWz 
• German Government Reaches Deal in Spy Chief Dispute https://t.co/jEvvUShxMC
• BTO’s Spartans raise more than £2,000 for charity https://t.co/VYj4W9kzNG
• Calling all law students: Thompsons Solicitors’ prize offers £1,000 and internship https://t.co/vVc5rTDFtR
• Govanhill Law Centre prevents ‘instant’ eviction of family of EU citizens without notice in Glasgow… https://t.co/n5oJ1xSjOe
• All welcome to memorial service for Professor Joe Thomson next month https://t.co/Xl7MsPd5XN
• Scammers steal half a billion pounds from UK banking customers https://t.co/bZxM8MY0TV
• Memo to Bodyguard writers: Muslim women are more than victims or terrorists https://t.co/bzTbO0qfae
• Michelle Guthrie 'considering legal options' after being sacked by ABC board #Australia https://t.co/hx74HM8KoT
• Mixed views for Vulnerable Witnesses Bill https://t.co/VKjrwRFT0Z

25th September - Law News

2465th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Sunita Mansigani, Compliance Officer for Danske Bank gives an insight into working in compliance

Focus of the Day Article:

Less than a third of young men prosecuted for rape are convicted. Figures show men aged 18-24 less likely to be found guilty of rape than older men in England and Wales.
Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Bureaucracy arranged polls is not pol leadership: Barrister Mainul #Bangladesh https://t.co/mQeDCZBDYr
• Did a Merced County lawyer fall asleep during a murder trial — and admit to mental illness? #US… https://t.co/5NkvBTEutq
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/7FGjffXOf2
• ACLU lawyer says Nike ban is unconstitutional #US https://t.co/O6ZnA7ZDG
• British woman jailed in #Egypt for tramadol possession denied appeal https://t.co/b4dkSYqX
• Louis Blom-Cooper had an intensely liberal view of life https://t.co/CScLc5hwq3
• Media tycoon Akın İpek fights extradition to #Turkey in coup round-up https://t.co/LO66woBfRS
• Infected blood victims 'may still not know they have hepatitis C' https://t.co/A44RkS04Al
• 'They want me to relive Grenfell then get on a rush-hour tube home' https://t.co/KTqL0u2hjm
• Why are we so desperate to believe men in rape cases? | Chitra Ramaswamy https://t.co/ce1h07aAG
• Children hit by UK’s hostile environment https://t.co/PHTuPAZRnJ
• Prosecutors urged to ditch 'weak' rape cases to improve figures https://t.co/S1TEHQzvWO
• Trump attacks 'totally political' investigation of new Kavanaugh allegations #US https://t.co/UMNslUvos5
• Broadening Relations with the... https://t.co/jhF2lzfPwB
• Heat rising over SRA plan for solicitors in unregulated firms | Legal Futures https://t.co/A1GX1sjUcy
• Ex-solicitor-general Justin Gleeson SC gets a new gig #Australia https://t.co/VJMnJ05Q5H https://t.co/VJMnJ05Q5H
• Leading firm ordered to hand over part of client file to HMRC | Legal Futures https://t.co/CtjYV8Rgkv
• Tauranga's Crown solicitor Anna Pollett #NewZealand https://t.co/MPF7OaDxZ
• Online wills business “expanding despite higher fee” | Legal Futures https://t.co/Vb3tHf7KYV
• Fans roll out drums for Ayinde Barrister in London #Nigeria https://t.co/h0j5Zu7ghC
• Law Society scores in strategic litigation | Law Gazette https://t.co/5ux1Pade59
• News focus: Defensive action on disclosure | Law Gazette https://t.co/dWEmYWBhj2
• Call for regulation of police prediction algorithms | Law Gazette https://t.co/H1bkxawiP
• ‘Bizarre’ lack of planning over what to do with technology | Law Gazette https://t.co/GwvH0LYC2E
• Bar keeps tabs on defaulting solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/uNFnWYKQYm
• Threats now an occupational hazard for solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/JO4djxqtxV
• PPI has 'turned portions of UK into fraudsters' - bank chief | Law Gazette https://t.co/LXEfqQY2ym
• PwC integrates immigration service with global firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/mblwMTohWO
• Labour: we will build more law centres | Law Gazette https://t.co/i7kojgAtQ
• My legal life: Ben Brassington | Law Gazette https://t.co/dIZkC0Gd8n
• Lawyer in the news: Jocelyn Cockburn | Law Gazette https://t.co/t0BHsG1kz
• #US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is heading to the White House amid reports he is expecting to be fired https://t.co/bWABy2cPMq
• The Secret To A Great Legal Mind https://t.co/aoa4kSu4zQ
• Laxative sales may be restricted under government review https://t.co/DQMEV4UFQs
• Thomas Jones: Second murder arrest over missing student https://t.co/8xw3FNB1uw
• Trump says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh accusations 'totally political' #US https://t.co/hHJ9TdueC6
• Contaminated blood scandal: Inquiry 'must uncover truth' https://t.co/BZ8JDoCR1
• Post-Cody Wilson’s arrest, few know what’s up with his company or legal efforts #US https://t.co/SGfRiCzm3
• Labour MSPs urged to fund Kezia Dugdale's legal costs in battle against Wings over Scotland blogger https://t.co/rLX3WaORWo
• Victims to start legal battle for damages over Bloody Sunday https://t.co/zBF6qSBc3i https://t.co/zBF6qSBc3i
• Three journalists detained after legal suit by Kammenos are freed as probe launched #Turkey https://t.co/iMhRWAakqL
• Special anti-sodomy legal provision should be placed under proposed Sexual Harassment Act #Malaysia https://t.co/oGl7oN26VN
• Mississippi casino revenue jumps in first month of legal betting #US https://t.co/MfhO89DBj6
• Widen access to the legal profession, says Justice Committee https://t.co/a5XNizN1fU
• Politicians’ legal case against Brexit to go to European Courts https://t.co/a4MXs2P9W0 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/TTto6Q9Ace
• Labour Pledges Legal Support For People To Fight Effects Of Tory Cuts https://t.co/3dJOHGSFw
• Buckingham Palace: Man released over 'Taser' keyring error https://t.co/zxhKp6Z8Hf
• Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's court nominee, faces new sex allegation #US https://t.co/447Zfuen3k
• Medicinal cannabis now formally defined by Government ahead of law change https://t.co/7kmMNUHDaa
• How UK pubs are fighting to escape ancient beer buying rules https://t.co/AZJrHfoq6B
• Tentative Deal Reached for Kavanaugh Accuser to Testify on Thursday #US https://t.co/L34ZpwAnWd
• “To the wisdom of the Court” — India decriminalises homosexuality https://t.co/SataZWG9us
• Litigation Privilege: rationale and scope defined — Guy Mansfield QC https://t.co/dkkI1xmUGp
• The Round Up: attempted murder, mass data collection, and what the Vote Leave judgement really said https://t.co/wT27cTxp5m
• A Landmark Ruling for Gay Rights, Misogyny as a Hate Crime, and a Human Right to Divorce? https://t.co/vBGNY76NeU
• ALBA Summer Conference 2018: A Review (Part 2) https://t.co/YFdvcinj4c
• ALBA Summer Conference 2018: A Review (Part 1) https://t.co/5zY2iE68q
• Bali to bring in new rules for visiting temples after decline in 'quality of tourists' #Indonesia https://t.co/de8Kl9zQh
• Vapers tricked into buying synthetic cannabis-laced product https://t.co/wc9ggP1AHU
• Amy Chua denies telling female students to be 'model-like' for Brett Kavanaugh #US https://t.co/4nZxngsgvo
• The Round up: statelessness, Romanian prisons, parental vaccine dispute and UN https://t.co/SuiwqDZa8G
• Recent case law seeks to limit the impact of the Unfair Contract Terms Directive in #Ireland https://t.co/Qm82F3wlzI

24th September - Law News

2464th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Iran has lashed out at three European countries, for their policies on separatist groups in Iran, in the wake of a terrorist atrocity. That's after 4 gunmen killed at least 28 people at a parade in the southwest city of Ahvaz on Saturday.

Focus of the Day Article:

The historic legal right to lawyer-client confidentiality could be put in jeopardy if proposed anti-terror laws go ahead, solicitors have warned. The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill, has already passed through the House of Commons and is due to have its second reading in the House of Lords in October. It gives border guards powers to stop and detain travellers for questioning without suspicion they have committed an offence.
Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Judge throws out BHS pensions appeal by ‘evasive and unbelievable’ Chappell https://t.co/6qnEqSPV8G
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/6lWHVYC3Ho
• Judge allows gardaí to interview two girls, aged 4 and 6, over alleged physical abuse by mother #Ireland... https://t.co/OELS7sjDsS
• DLA Piper boosts junior lawyer pay to £77,000 as City rises continue https://t.co/y8Mn6Q5vCR
• What the Madras HC held on enforcement of Interim Orders by an Arbitral Tribunal #India https://t.co/fjUyzErfak
• London law firm advertises ‘voluntary’ three-month internship https://t.co/GH3LWRZXsr
• Bar Council Oppose Plans to Fast Track Solicitors Without Training https://t.co/cTd9gXtEaM 
• Defending The Guilty: Lawyers split over new BBC barrister comedy https://t.co/rMirh57Kl5 
• #Nigeria's young daughters are sold as 'money wives' @AJENews https://t.co/mtms2Xiozh 
• Court is a delicate ecosystem in which human contact is essential https://t.co/fexAhqhII9 
• Politicians are to blame for prison crisis https://t.co/w8bEgnAV0z
• Burgon to set out Labour's five demands to tackle prisons crisis https://t.co/3a164z2srZ
• Revealed: less than a third of young men prosecuted for rape are convicted https://t.co/u7uGjV5dz
• A third of solicitors attacked or threatened, new research suggests https://t.co/FTQQED2K2K 
• Delay of 21 months in child refugee case found unlawful https://t.co/uXvyIC2vz
• Why Kashmir's local policemen have become rebels' new targets #India https://t.co/JpOu3tbKv3
• A man has been arrested at Buckingham Palace on suspicion of possessing a Taser https://t.co/VmaHyWU1YE
• Event: How to move in-house as a junior lawyer — with Axiom https://t.co/WEXRTJfZ8M
• Why our employment laws need some serious attention https://t.co/q1dqnDyCsU
• #Maldives police seize opposition headquarters on eve of election https://t.co/aPnOW6pEAr
• How do I fund my Oxbridge law dream? https://t.co/gh9jjHCytN
• Girl with a severe sesame allergy died after eating an airport Pret a Manger baguette, which did not list the ingre… https://t.co/5qKLxXtg3
• Evolving concepts of work and sustainability of copyright: the curious case of curated fireworks displays… https://t.co/m7LbnSwKc1
• The lawyer tasked with re-imagining Norton Rose Fulbright for the AI age https://t.co/WdJV9zP6oL
• British 'pharmacist who joined IS' is detained in #Syria https://t.co/3oXx6zwLS7
• Worcester student missing: Criminal probe launched https://t.co/R3iAhEVqbV
• PPI fuelling fraud culture, says Barclays boss https://t.co/KZ8P1OC77h
• Research: Over 80% of lawyers ‘dislike’ lawyers https://t.co/DfysXUr90V
• Around the world in seven days: Pinsent Masons takes on 25,000 mile charity cycle challenge https://t.co/BQxemivEvR
• Musings on Expert Evidence (no.3) (The Holiday Sickness edition) https://t.co/2IqSCbbTUv
• AI-brewed Paisley Snail Pale Ale is now a thing https://t.co/0E9v3rLPK
• 8 things all non-law students should be doing if they want to become lawyers https://t.co/DYT6UTzrq6
• Tycoon worth £34 million paid ‘prestigious’ law firm £95,000 to help prove he couldn’t pay ex-wife £200,000 https://t.co/VWDdnGzLEq
• Top Slaughter and May partner compares firm’s lawyers to ‘pack of wolves’ https://t.co/vLB9yvVcD
• Barrister disbarred after claiming Nazi spies were plotting to nuke the Queen during London Olympics https://t.co/rzKwuIx4dk
• Event: How to move in-house as a junior lawyer — with Axiom https://t.co/WEXRTJfZ8M 
• Supreme Court gets first ever female majority https://t.co/KFavMiCxDA
• Eversheds Sutherland bumps London NQ lawyer pay to £72,000 https://t.co/RXv4mUMgHM
• Hogan Lovells partner ordered to pay £18,000 after sacking pregnant nanny https://t.co/9lmNC1SPEF
• Shoosmiths takes top prize at Estates Gazette Awards https://t.co/fvj4NlPhZ
• Products from animals ritually slaughtered without prior stunning can have European ‘organic farming’ label... https://t.co/jw7JhVQgj
• Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC passes away https://t.co/DrQOUr0glN
• Mike Ashley blames greedy landlords for House of Fraser store closures https://t.co/QbWRLbFL20
• Walk the Thames for charity https://t.co/khYyfjb4am
• National Green Tribunal panel begins Sterlite inspection #India https://t.co/6kNzMMp2tP
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UeHrvNl6ey
• Commission proposes leasehold reform | NLJ https://t.co/Ads5gfsifs
• Doctor suspended for causing 'serious risk' to child in Derby https://t.co/w1dLhHFo0I
• Parents in prison: the impact on children | NLJ https://t.co/HOP896xNaM
• Open justice upheld by High Court https://t.co/Tk4UMCTDfo
• Law firms shy away from adopting artificial route to success https://t.co/auoePgMRTo
• Pricing pilot boosts conversion rates https://t.co/CnUbZhHBbN
• Threat to client confidentiality https://t.co/Wp74R1Fk2m
• Quality of service in personal injury market ‘crucial’ https://t.co/KJ1m9PYox
• Divorce reform for the modern age | NLJ https://t.co/sAWL9Ib1vQ
• Invisible killer: how one girl's tragic death could change the air pollution story https://t.co/Iy0fZHr18h
• Religious faith or child abuse? A new documentary investigates https://t.co/LIUgDfPCTq

23rd September - Law News

2463rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: UNESCO has joined Brazil's efforts to salvage the remaining artefacts at the National Museum. The site was gutted by a huge fire earlier this month. Experts say it could take at least a decade to restore what's left. Conservationists say other heritage sites in the country are also at risk from a lack of funding.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Assam foreigners' tribunal detects use of fake documents #India https://t.co/S07wNwN3p6
• ABA issues new guidance on what a lawyer should do before, after a disaster happens #US https://t.co/dCyQJGgqs
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/A00r6NKFRK
• Christine Ford's Lawyer Debra Katz Has Years Of Experience Fighting Sexual Harassment Cases #US… https://t.co/gQfPm5rKMv
• Lawyer for Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper says she will abide by rules #Canada https://t.co/T4Pgm5pFQu
• Proud Boys Lawyer Arrested For Lying To Cops, Can Still Practice Law #US https://t.co/5SEotTJcy
• Brett Kavanaugh's Lawyer Beth Wilkinson Has Worked On Highly Controversial Cases Before #US https://t.co/MCLs2uMkc5
• Lawyer admits illegally providing immigration advice to vulnerable victims https://t.co/AvCYF3KUGJ
• SC governor suspends embattled Fifth Circuit Solicitor after indictment on fraud, theft of public funds #US… https://t.co/pZZlv0h28l
• Was Gandhi anti-modern? (Or just a celibate, vegetarian lawyer on a mission for social justice) #India https://t.co/a0HkHFJf4h
• Senior solicitor fined at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court after admitting being four times the drink driving limit… https://t.co/lXJEMlBg5
• The radical solution to homelessness: no-strings homes https://t.co/gPSiGfr4B7
• Miranda MP Eleni Petinos challenged by 'male' barrister for Liberal Party preselection #Australia… https://t.co/ikd4K5kUo
• Archaeologists and curators leaving UK: Visa uncertainty and expected loss of EU funding affecting culture industry https://t.co/FglvH4QPbC
• Owners of Manchester flats face huge bills after forced evacuation https://t.co/QPSfKcJwAz
• Man mistakenly listed as owner of extra council house https://t.co/1cjN3J1Ov
• Crisp packet graduation gown worn in Walkers recycling protest https://t.co/j1aaJ4YY8d
• Plan to allow solicitors to qualify as barristers without pupillage opposed by Bar Council https://t.co/pahZsQUOaQ
• Woman who accuses #US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has been given an extra day to decide… https://t.co/tZW9embvLO
• Minimum wage: Workers underpaid by record £15.6m https://t.co/ofcWjQWRxa
• Man stabbed to death in Hackney flat fight https://t.co/bjp87i3fm
• Church of England will not take on Wonga's loans https://t.co/tQT7kY6FO0
• Will personally monitor Muharram security arrangements: Barrister Murtaza Wahab #Pakistan https://t.co/ABHQjnCLFY
• #Iran military parade attacked by gunmen in Ahvaz https://t.co/iYMR75UeVg
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/wHYI97SYqA
• Trinity lecturer and barrister denies jibe at Muslim student #Ireland https://t.co/ZxchTv4t3U
• Brigitta Balogh: Woman set to become Britain's first Roma barrister on Brexit insecurity and racism… https://t.co/488p3Duyv
• Ministers take next court step in Alex Salmond legal action https://t.co/S6DVgOGR0r
• Ford's fight with Toronto shows legal vulnerability of cities #Canada https://t.co/dAU2oVwWyQ
• Legal challenge to Northern Ireland woman charged with giving her daughter abortion pills delayed... https://t.co/F5CJ3LekP6
• Prezzo vows legal action against 'poisoning' couple if incident is proved to be a hoax https://t.co/MvLxvYR9v8
• Manchester-based campaign group Women in the Law UK expands into London https://t.co/OoBw53AiCQ
• Equifax slapped with UK's maximum penalty over 2017 data breach https://t.co/kJqbtRp3XX
• FSA launches post-EU law consultation https://t.co/SfSF4KqcY
• UK’s imminent law against the trade in ivory is a serious threat to liberties https://t.co/TO1X2bm5zE
• Young lawyer Christian Weaver launches Law in 60 Seconds https://t.co/QdNAsLzALN
• #Australia could launch legal challenge to Japan's 'scientific' whaling hunts https://t.co/src3NK4w4P
• The Brett Kavanaugh case shows we still blame women for the sins of men #SCOTUS https://t.co/A3IDw5Lr5F
• Trump demands Kavanaugh vote after lashing out at accuser #US https://t.co/L2PqMSLo9P
• Kweku Adoboli case is an example of Tories’ cruel hostile environment https://t.co/zw5vplNcs6
• Want to know your rights but only have 60 seconds? https://t.co/caSYptd8pl
• National police unit starts work on 'county lines' drug gangs https://t.co/bVoZ6RvpEW
• Legal action to revoke article 50 referred to European court of justice https://t.co/JJZS4UeAGX
• Today’s ruling shows the triggering of article 50 can be reversed | Jolyon Maugham https://t.co/H2o856wdW4
• I was abused by an undercover officer. But how far up did the deceit go? | Kate Wilson https://t.co/EC5oy9r8pp
• Salisbury Prezzo poisoning scare not a hoax, says Anna Shapiro https://t.co/ac4j0MQVLj

22nd September - Law News

2462nd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: Franco Mulakkal, the Catholic priest accused of raping a nun, has been arrested after the third straight day of questioning today by the police. "The investigating officer in the nun rape case has found that the bishop has committed the crime," Kottayam Superintendent of Police Hari Sankar told journalists. The bishop was taken for a medical examination after his arrest.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Homeless charities urge Welsh councils to rethink approach to begging https://t.co/mPjtGvTQJp
• CJEU: European arrest warrant regime subsists until Brexit occurs https://t.co/2joMdBXcz
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/jHsRzYW6Z2
• Could the US child separation horrors be repeated in the UK? | Law Gazette https://t.co/Un4LCwXs
• Employee sent tenants fake letters posing as law firm | Law Gazette https://t.co/I66s2O8tX6
• Police officer resigns after reports of interview room misconduct with solicitor | Law Gazette https://t.co/OJNug53tba
• £320m public sector panel begins to take shape | Law Gazette https://t.co/0Cxll7POI
• MoJ's £15m legal aid fees offer 'doesn't appear to add up' | Law Gazette https://t.co/gc1RBG6X9
• Harry Uzoka death: Men jailed for rival model murder https://t.co/b39PcpaQUR
• Brett Kavanaugh nomination: Trump challenges accuser #US https://t.co/hd0wgNOxtm
• 'Snapchat queen' Fatima Khan jailed for killing boyfriend https://t.co/arHytDN4Sk
• Kik chat app 'involved in 1,100 child abuse cases' https://t.co/nkw7CjXYkd
• Man spared jail after driving at Manchester Airport parking official https://t.co/ta7m4f17WT
• #US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein denies voicing plot to remove Trump https://t.co/NGgmoOMAjO
• Cafe run by former offenders could be a recipe to reduce violence https://t.co/AeW5VPU7WK 
• System to rehabilitate domestic abusers comes to Dundee https://t.co/eHAuiN2o71
• Credit reference agency slapped with £500,000 fine over cyber attack failures https://t.co/LZ8MXcGlJW
• Observing partner partially clothed ‘not a criminal act’ https://t.co/kxI7WdZFJS
• Suspended South Carolina solicitor Johnson’s future: Prison and poverty? #US https://t.co/EvNIfuDJBB
• Solicitor criticises Brecon Beacons SAS trial https://t.co/6IsdniAtvP
• Swansea Policeman resigns over allegation he was 'caught having sex with solicitor in police station'… https://t.co/DHgWEYr3qn
• Coinbase hires Fannie Mae exec Brian Brooks as chief legal officer https://t.co/ILCAPgFq5Y
• CQC seeking legal advice over online GP providers evading inspection https://t.co/Jxh8CQOhOC
• Labour Refuses To Foot Any... https://t.co/mbjeOwLgsz
• Lawyers end climb on high, raising triple their target for amputee charity https://t.co/l6kAEVSwOX
• NHS to save 'hundreds of millions' in landmark drug ruling https://t.co/ws4yMkOcw
• Two legal big hitters consider the appropriate distribution of governmental power in Britain https://t.co/MIWaUDJtr1
• Sir Crispin Agnew QC to speak at environmental conference https://t.co/kItuTv8ckl
• You've Turned 18, Now What? Important Legal Documents Every Young Adult Should Have https://t.co/bJ2jiHsCQE
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/ESOpaAEPWv
• Majority of women to decide case in UK’s highest court for first time ever https://t.co/l2dTvoB4Da
• “Olympics bomb hoax” barrister disbarred | Legal Futures https://t.co/PC2hj9TRal
• ABS owner given $500m to invest by private equity giant | Legal Futures https://t.co/ePaA4vfnU
• #Italy opens probe into Ryanair hand luggage charges https://t.co/hhgd3tKcKk
• Special AFLA event on new guidance in family actions https://t.co/8DNhGyLadz
• Security concerns over radical preacher Anjem Choudary's release https://t.co/cbsHpy6IqX
• Police 'aware' undercover officer was in relationship https://t.co/eEGDTc1M89
• NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank hit by online banking glitch https://t.co/aRooy8yjPL
• State Internet Surveillance in the UK and the Tech Sector https://t.co/nkvOxf5KGW
• #SouthAfrica's top court legalises personal cannabis use https://t.co/hxK1yDB59l
• How UK immigration officers wrongly arrested a naked father in front of his son https://t.co/LHh9AlVJb6
• How will employment law change post-Brexit? https://t.co/IdHmiw3Pl
• Brexit will lead to more EU law for UK's criminal justice systems, according to new report https://t.co/48BNJIgBoS
• #Brazil Electoral Tribunal Grants Campaign Use of Lula's Image https://t.co/Pb4uucJhnK
• Andhra Pradesh witness fails to convince tribunal on Krishna water sharing #India https://t.co/qZgHGUtGtu
• Ekiti governorship tribunal relocates to Abuja #Nigeria https://t.co/lI9Fg5glq
• Tribunal implicates apartheid arms embargo violators #SouthAfrica https://t.co/JhX7q5mygW 
• What is the value of #Belgium tribunal’s guilty verdict on #Philippines president Duterte? https://t.co/EAtCfIf1Uf
• Whoops – there go the railways, says Westminster’s answer to Mr Bean https://t.co/aPVQukWZ9
• Don’t let the Windrush outrage die while the scandal continues | Gary Younge https://t.co/FBjMXnbi71
• #Spain’s blasphemy laws stifle freedom https://t.co/B6SGZhQ537
• Those who caused the financial crisis still haven’t been held to account https://t.co/8dysnj7xfG
• Canada accuses #Myanmar of genocide against Rohingya https://t.co/QzyasYALcR
• Marco Minniti: The man who cut the migrant flow to #Italy https://t.co/OE8iRlDxsZ
• #Uganda's Bobi Wine: 'Tortured' pop star MP returns home https://t.co/arRwTc1RiJ
• #Taiwan hair salon covers 'swastika' signs after outcry https://t.co/zp5tY7KH28
• Brett Kavanaugh accuser offers to testify to Senate #US https://t.co/sm3AeA0L0t
• Suge Knight trial: Rap mogul pleads no contest over hit-and-run death #US https://t.co/5N4fJ7hYqC
• Online agents are lambasted by solicitors for causing hold-ups in transactions https://t.co/HQVmhLmrPz

21st September - Law News

2461st Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's Video Focus: China is marrying Big Brother to Big Data. Every citizen will be watched and their behaviour scored in the most ambitious and sophisticated system of social control in history.

Focus of the Day Article:

Niche law firms poised to benefit from artificial intelligence. Disruption has opened up a world of opportunities for the legal marketplace in the UK.

Full story - The Global Legal Post

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #French court has ordered far-right leader Marine Le Pen to undergo psychiatric tests as part of an inquiry https://t.co/Icj6Ig7GD
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/l5lvd5R259
• BTO Solicitors associates become civil solicitor advocates https://t.co/U0GZZO1ajO
• Southampton paedophile jailed after Solicitor General's referral https://t.co/nC7OK217RL
• Regulating crypto-assets -- Balestra v Cloud With Me Ltd https://t.co/Mg5VQPzypF
• Police question couple at centre of Salisbury poisoning scare https://t.co/05FEt7Rl5X
• Westminster inquest: Khalid Masood 'sent kissing emoji' before attack https://t.co/C1qnlpaDW
• 'Multiple deaths' in Maryland shooting #US https://t.co/HyXXbLUqW
• Vote Leave data firm hit with first ever GDPR notice https://t.co/qKHhg2hjm
• 'Croydon cat killer' mystery solved by police https://t.co/Af4RVvcWf
• Nanny state: government is considering "all options", including a regulator, as part of new legislation governing https://t.co/r4Sij9APn7
• Hethertons solicitor Sarah Hubery in Yorkshire Marathon challenge https://t.co/0KcdPcP8pe 
• BC solicitor general concerned cannabis workers may face difficulties crossing US border #Canada… https://t.co/rNCloOATi
• Solicitor who overcharged NHS millions with 'obscene' clinical negligence bills fined £30k https://t.co/0FSO1dZlZE
• 'Silent Swansea man' who repeatedly blocks traffic by standing in the road and refuses to speak is jailed https://t.co/h8wrJnhCNk
• Do not allow solicitor-advocates to be fast-tracked to bar, say barristers https://t.co/YU5QUtOGQg
• Immigration policy based on facts not outrage? Labour would welcome it | Diane Abbott https://t.co/Q5okxLlP5k
• Banning visas for lower-skilled workers – as the MAC suggests – would be a disaster for this already understaffed i… https://t.co/kDda5yBTYg
• 'No accident' Brett Kavanaugh's female law clerks 'looked like models', Yale professor told students #US https://t.co/77Uom3Nla1
• Human rights pioneer Louis Blom-Cooper dies aged 92 https://t.co/MK8ESrm9o3
• Sir Louis Blom-Cooper obituary - Trailblazing lawyer who was a champion of prison reform https://t.co/GeFVO3gWI
• Britain lets Putin move his dark money with impunity. That has to stop https://t.co/dakAGRtCy0
• Belfast court to hear landmark challenge over abortion rights https://t.co/BU8WxvMa3
• Truro City FC chairman gives evidence over company he sold for £1 https://t.co/rx2rlbA5TE
• Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of planning to carry out far-right terrorism offences in Kent https://t.co/OAO8SHbE3n
• Wetherspoon, McDonald's and TGI Fridays workers to strike https://t.co/ttnDbmU7cv
• #Russia reinstated by Wada after doping scandal suspension https://t.co/ZKGolVkQkE
• Ekiti Tribunal relocates to undisclosed venue over security scare #Nigeria https://t.co/RNJoTG6cJ5
• Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Bulletin - Issue 28, September 2018 https://t.co/XE0xfd0wY3
• Police investigate French football club Lyon supporter's Nazi salute at Manchester City https://t.co/FtO3Ia0kIa
• Trump's Growing Legal Team Has a Problem: It's Operating Partly in the Dark #US https://t.co/o0z2q0y51
• City lawyer “diverted client cash to own bank account” | Legal Futures https://t.co/yXeTCb5Ovp
• LeO urges lawyers to ditch web email providers | Legal Futures https://t.co/qTgWHFzUgO 
• “No way” whiplash portal will be ready for April 2020 | Legal Futures https://t.co/YVDdLLyCh
• Solicitor and barrister both sanctioned for drink driving | Legal Futures https://t.co/gKt7PmSHI
• Brexit’s impact on UK company law | The Lawyer https://t.co/ecUaYlxphp
• Bar Council slams BSB’s “dilution” of barrister brand | Legal Futures https://t.co/RM0RniuzEk
• Why don’t lawyers do what you ask them to do? | Legal Futures https://t.co/fjKC0JOJa0
• Chester hospital chief executive resigns amid baby deaths inquiry https://t.co/6AtfNBXKo4
• #India's Jet Airways: Passengers hurt as pilots 'forget' cabin pressure https://t.co/EdGQnGSvja
• What’s the point in a law degree? https://t.co/E2EqGsU1Xk
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/JwLWi4rIjb
• UK Government publishes plans for the competition law regime if there's no Brexit https://t.co/Y2MvVvbTCZ
• UK Government guidance on continued EU-UK data flows upon a no deal Brexit https://t.co/1hufBvsDMw
• Trio of Law Firms in UK Buck Trend of Big Four Threat With EY Hires https://t.co/Yn9B3iB820
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